Brush Selection, Care & Modification with Don Williams
2,497 views · Published 18 April 2016 · 30:31 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Popular Woodworking · 2016 · Howto & Style
Full video available at shopwoodworking.com Craft a Compelling, Decorative Surface Japanning is a deep lacquer finish that originated as a European imitation of Asian lacquerwork. This video covers the steps to create a Japanned finish and goes a step further by adding a gesso and gold flake decorative accent. You’ll learn: • How to build up the multi-layer lacquer finish on a simple wooden box • How to mix your own gesso for the applied decorative design and then shape it to suit • The steps to create your own pigmented spirit varnish used to adhere the gold leaf • About adding gold leaf and detailing your box • And much more! Once you start, you’ll be Japanning many of your projects!
